Broccoli Soup

Broccoli is a fantastic vegetable that can taste incredible with the right accompanying food and I like to add lots of interesting herbs and spices into the mix that can really make it not only a ridiculously healthy meal but also damn tasty too!

Not many people know this but broccoli actually contains a fair bit of protein in terms of calorific content (about 20% depending on your sources – which can be just as high as chicken or so). Not to mention the amount of vitamins and minerals (particularly vitamin C).

You will need:

One large head of broccoli

Chicken Stock

Any herbs and spices you wish to add

You want to keep most of the stalk as the nutritional content is in that. Find a nice big head that you can trim the stale bits of the stalk.

Boil some water (I use about a litre for one large head of broccoli) and place the broccoli in. Add some salt, pepper, chili powder and parsley. Keep it in for a few minutes until it is easy enough to cut.

Blend the whole piece in a blender with some of the water to make it easier to blend.

Place back in the pot once fine and add a chicken (or vegetable) stock.

Boil away enough water/add water to the consistency you want. Taste to see if there needs to be more salt/pepper (don’t be afraid to over season!).

If there is too much you can always save it and have it for lunch the next day! 🙂